Chiefly Dentistry. An instrument or device used to explore a part of the body; spec. a pointed instrument used to probe the surfaces of the…

Dentistry. The portion of a denture which is moulded to the shape of the mouth and gums and holds the artificial teeth; a similar portion of any…

Dentistry. A file, drill, or burr with a rounded head. Frequently (now usually) attributive.

General attributive, esp. in early use in the names of dental instruments, as plugging forceps, etc.

Dentistry. An instrument for packing and consolidating the filling material in the cavity of a tooth.

a sheet of soft rubber pierced with holes and fitted in the mouth so as to protect the exposed teeth from saliva while a filling or other operation…

a mirror designed to be worn on the finger, either as an ornament or for a practical purpose.

any of various instruments used to treat the pulp cavity.

A dentist's excavating instrument, shaped like a miniature hoe. (E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. 1875.)

a device incorporating a suction pump, for removing saliva from the mouth during a dental operation.

In various technical applications. Dentistry: see quot.

a small tray for use by a dentist, which may be attached to a finger and used to hold dental amalgam, etc.

An instrument for removing scales or scale.

A mould, die, etc. Dentistry. A plate of metal or impression material which serves as a temporary wall for a cavity of a tooth during filling.

an instrument with a curved blade for removing scale from teeth.